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This cemetery is maintained by the Dean Family and without there diligence the cemetery would be taken over by the surrounding forest. Very well maintained with old to modern tombstones. Burials of descendants of the Dean family are still taking place.

Surprising to find a cemetery of this size in the middle of the SNP, but there it is. A wonderful final resting spot for so many people and a place of solitude for family to come pay respects to their loved ones.

This still-used Cemetery is the final resting place of some of the mountain folk who used to live in the area now known as Shenandoah National Park. The cemetery is neat and well maintained by the descendants of its inhabitants. A nice glimpse into a...More

While getting suggestions at the Big Meadow visitors center the park range told us about this cemetery. We stopped in on our last day. There is a parking lot. The road to the cemetery has a chain across but it is an easy very short...More

My son and I visited Dean Cemetery this July same as we did on our last visit to Shenandoah National Park in July 2015. No, we do not have any relatives or friends buried here. It is just a beautiful, peaceful place to reflect on...More

While hiking the Appalachian Trail we came upon the cemetery. While some of the gravesite go back a long way, some were as recent as last year. It is a peaceful site, and we offered a prayer for those for whom this is their final...More

The Dean Cemetery contains over a hundred graves and is still being used today by their descendants. It is well kept & a tribute to a family who lived in this area, as far back as the early 1800s. I would recommend reading the 80...More